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I think Leach's situation is entirely different, other than them both being cardiac events. IIRC Leach was home and therefore wouldn't have had the availability of an AED and being minutes away from a hospital. I thought it was close to 25 minutes for Leach.
Right, I just mean the brain without oxygen thing. I thought I read about 10 minutes for Leach but I also didn't read much and could be wrong.
If they were giving him CPR then he was likely getting some oxygen to his brain
As you said, "just in general." The vast majority of cases don't happen where you have emergency medical staff on-site to immediately administer life-saving measures. Hopefully that will be the difference in this outcome.
Yep. And of course his age and physical health aren’t typical of a patient that goes into cardiac arrest, so that is better for him as well.
I just would expect to look like it was coming from a guy who is the head of a billion dollar organization... Not a kid who decomitted from Ohio
Just noticed your handle. My wife is also a PA-C. She's ortho-trauma/surgery.
Nice! Been a good career. I’m 7 years in the ER with 1 year of internal medicine before that. Married to a family med physician.
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I get it, but I'm telling you from my experiences of going through V tach and being hospitalized in a similar situation of blacking out due to my heart racing to over 220 bpms and almost dying. Since then, I look at the ingredients of what I drink and was drinking at the time, one of the major ingredients was Taurine with caffeine that was in Sobe Adreneline Rush. Additionally, I talked to my cardiologist about this last week and he was telling me about how they did a review on how some Marines a few years ago that went into cardiac arrest at the gym and they were all taking this pre workout supplement that was loaded with taurine and other ingredients. I'm sure taurine by itself is safe, however, it does something to the body when mixed with caffeine and it's not good for the heart's electrical system.You might want to further your research Taurine, it's one of the safest supplements on the market. Taurine is extremely beneficial with no known side effects, when taken without caffeine, up to 3g per day. It plays large roles in healthy cardiac function, healthy liver function, and muscular function and development.
I'm pretty sure at one time I stumbled across the article in which you've seen that taurine combined with caffeine was bad. If you ever read a supplement article, be sure to see what products that site offers. The supplement industry is notorious for misrepresenting research to benefit their product over competitors. Also, that study had given subjects something obscene amount of caffeine like 320-340mg or so.
Here's are a few good published research articles on it.
Role of Taurine when combined with Caffeine --- cliff, it was shown that "if there are any interactions between caffeine and taurine, taurine might reduce the cardiovascular effects of caffeine." Further research is needed to prove this.
Effect of taurine and potential interactions with caffeine on cardiovascular function - PubMed
The major impetus behind the rise in energy drink popularity among adults is their ability to heighten mental alertness, improve physical performance and supply energy. However, accompanying the exponential growth in energy drink usage have been recent case reports and analyses from the National...
Study of the roles of taurine in the body
The potential health benefits of taurine in cardiovascular disease
Taurine (2-aminoethanesulphonic acid), a sulphur-containing amino acid, is found in most mammalian tissues. Although it can be synthesized endogenously, the major source of taurine is from the diet. Taurine was found to exhibit diverse biological actions, ...
